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- Chinese · calque of北海“Bohai Sea”
- English todayNorth China Sea
Calque of Chinese 北海 (Běihǎi, “Bohai Sea”), from 北 (“north”) + 海 (hǎi, “sea”), phrased in English with reference to the East China Sea and South China Sea.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.